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pleasure principle

noun as in principle behind instincts

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The English vocal powerhouse Yola spells out her pleasure principle on “Symphony,” a funky, upbeat celebration of sensuality that will appear on her forthcoming EP, “My Way.”

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The creation is yet another example of the restaurant’s pleasure principle at work, and how apt to enjoy it while Cheryl Lynn is singing “Got to Be Real.”

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It won’t if we adopt a Mozartean pleasure principle that is substantive, not superficial.

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I wanted to edit this anthology with the pleasure principle.

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I find myself increasingly committed to the pleasure principle — first formulated by John Dryden in 1668.

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